normalize
pronunciation
How to pronounce normalize in British English:
UK [ˈnɔ:məlaɪz]
How to pronounce normalize in American English:
US [ˈnɔrməlaɪz]
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- Verb:
- become normal or return to its normal state
- make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard
- toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling
Word Origin
- normalize (v.)
- 1865, from normal + -ize. Related: Normalized; normalizing.
Example
- 1. The united states moved to normalize the situation during the civil war .
- 2. Mr. ohata said he had pressed the chinese minister to normalize rare-earth shipments .
- 3. They said enforcing the ban against sex-selective abortions could normalize the sex ratio in the future .
- 4. Allow freer capital flows in and out , to help normalize monetary policy ?
- 5. Dutch parents , by contrast , downplay the dangerous and difficult sides of teenage sexuality , tending to normalize it .